Hi Students!
It’s time to pack your bags – we’re going to Gamescom! From August 20th through the whole event, we’ll be waiting for you with awesome merch, a hands-on demo of Campus Life, and plenty of time to chat. Come play, share your thoughts, and hang out with us – we can’t wait to meet our players in person!
📍 You can find us at Indie Arena Booth, Hall 10.2 – don’t be shy, come over and say hi!
First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who joined our recent playtests! We’re beyond grateful for all the feedback, suggestions, and honest opinions you shared with us. Every single note helps us shape Campus Life into the game you actually want to play.
Your comments on performance and customization were heard loud and clear. While an open world makes optimization a challenge, we've made incredible progress and believe you'll be happy with the results at launch. Plus, we're excited to confirm that more character customization is coming, including sliders!
Based on what you told us, we’ve already started adding some exciting new features and the first one is all about self-expression. We’re adding graffiti! Soon you’ll be able to decorate the walls of your campus with colorful tags, murals, and all kinds of chaotic doodles. It’s your space, your style, make the university truly yours! This feature was directly inspired by The Movement, so those of you who joined the playtests already know where the idea came from 😉
Another big addition based on your feedback is the skill tree. From now on, you’ll be able to shape your student’s journey more clearly by choosing different abilities and paths to develop. It gives you a stronger sense of progression and lets you customize how your character grows throughout their time on campus.
Another change that came straight from your playtest feedback is the character scale. We’ve decided to increase the size of our students, making them feel more natural and better proportioned within the campus. It might sound like a small tweak, but trust us – it really changes the vibe when you see your character walking around the university grounds.
We've also tweaked the third-person camera to be more immersive and give you a better view of the action:
And that’s it for today’s devlog! Thanks for sticking around and reading through all the updates – we can’t wait to hear what you think once you try them out. Most importantly, we hope to see you at Gamescom! Remember, you can find us at Indie Arena Booth, Hall 10.2, come say hi, grab some merch, and play the game.
And to wrap things up with something fun… yes, you can now dance in front of the mirror. Whether it’s practicing moves, showing off your rhythm, or just goofing around, sometimes student life needs a little bit of dancing.
See you in Cologne!